# Mysterious Shaking **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** avalon, toyota\ **Created:** [September 27, 2010, 10:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mysterious-shaking/55676 "2010-09-27T22:57:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dustbunnies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f0a364/32.png) [@Dustbunnies](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dustbunnies)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 10:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mysterious-shaking/55676/1 "2010-09-27T22:57:05Z")
I have a 98 Toyota Avalon with 85K miles. A few years ago I hit a pot hole with some force and it caused the car to start shaking. I let it rest for 10 minutes and the shaking went away. Since then, it’ll shake every once in a while. When it’s happening it will be very noticeable when I’m standing at a stop or driving at low speeds. If I speed up, then I do not feel the shaking. I usually just pull over and let the car rest for about 15 minutes and the shaking goes away. The mechanic could not diagnose since the problem can’t be duplicated. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 10:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mysterious-shaking/55676/2 "2010-09-27T22:58:28Z")
Has anyone checked the motor mounts? ---
**Author:** ![Dustbunnies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f0a364/32.png) [@Dustbunnies](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dustbunnies)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mysterious-shaking/55676/3 "2010-09-27T23:00:48Z")
Not that I know of. I don’t know much about fixing cars, but if the motor mounts were bad, would the problem be sporadic? ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 11:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mysterious-shaking/55676/4 "2010-09-27T23:06:09Z")
Possibly